[CombatMuffin]

I can't comment on the horrors of wars, and what's right and wrong in a battlefield: haven't been there.

...But we've come a long way since carrying swords around and "pillaging the village" in respect to the military. Civilized countries around the world can now field professional armies, where each individual soldier contributes a much larger role.

What shocks me the most is the amount of damage this causes to the U.S. efforts in the region (let alone Afghanistan). I am assuming a lot of good men payed a very high price to improve relationships with the locals, and this type of behavior does not seem, at least to me, to honor those efforts.

That said, it is not for me to criticize the sentiments felt out there, so I'll limit my comment this far.